It was arguably the biggest moment in the history of American women’s sports, and the single most memorable and reproduced image of the celebration. Brandi Chastain had just converted the penalty kick that cemented the 1999 Women’s World Cup for the United States over China. She then experienced a fit of irrational… »6/08/15 12:05pm 6/08/15 12:05pm

Yes, modeling is a real job—an actual profession that takes hard work and real skill. Yes, it's a problematic industry that often fosters sexism, racism, and body issues. But if we're going to punch it, let's punch at the industry itself, and not the models doing their jobs.»2/15/15 4:30pm 2/15/15 4:30pm

SWIMCITY, U.S.A.—The climate of SwimCity is humid subtropical, with temperatures hovering around an equatorial 78 degrees between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. It is a small city, boasting about 60 full-time residents, though quadruple this number in tourists and drifters clog its thoroughfares at any given time,… »2/13/15 2:29pm 2/13/15 2:29pm

This month, Sports Illustrated will release their annual swimsuit issue, delighting dads across the world and reminding all of us that it's cold as hell outside. This year, the magazine's making a historical change, however. It's featuring plus-size model Ashley Graham in a string bikini on pages usually reserved for… »2/04/15 11:00pm 2/04/15 11:00pm

Sports Illustrated Kids has named baseball phenom Mo'Ne Davis as its "SportsKid of the Year 2014." The honor and accompanying cover story rounds out what I can confidently say has been the best year of the eight grader's life. »12/01/14 4:20pm 12/01/14 4:20pm

Mo'ne Davis, Sports Illustrated-anointed Little League star, unfortunately couldn't make it out of the third inning in her game last night. She remains better at baseball than 99.9 percent of Americans. »8/21/14 12:20pm 8/21/14 12:20pm

FYI readers of InStyle, Time, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly and People:Time Inc. is officially being spun off from parent company Time Warner, leaving the publications' fates even more in flux. The new company is already $1.3 billion in debt and the editorial budget across all titles is being cut 25%, yet… »6/09/14 10:30am 6/09/14 10:30am

The magazine famous for its swimsuit issue will put a fully clothed woman on their cover this week: Sochi Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin. Three cheers for Shiffrin and a polite golf clap for SI.»2/26/14 12:30pm 2/26/14 12:30pm

If you have been on the Internet in the past few weeks, it's likely been brought to your attention that Barbie, a little hunk of plastic shaped like a woman with synthetic hair on it, appeared in Sports Illustrated. Many feminists see this unholy union as a perfect reification of the problems with both crumbling… »2/21/14 1:20pm 2/21/14 1:20pm

Yes, we saw Barbie on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but it was just a promotional ad. Obviously SI wants real live flesh-and-boob ladies on the cover of the 50th anniversary issue. Here they are: Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen. And while traditionally, Sports Illustrated covers showcase breasts, this… »2/14/14 10:50am 2/14/14 10:50am

Barbie and Sports Illustrated are joining forces to tell a world of body conscious pricks to suck it, apparently, with a new magazine cover next week. Or, you know, it could just be a new creative way to make up for all of the Barbies Mattel didn’t sell over the Christmas shopping season. »2/12/14 2:00pm 2/12/14 2:00pm

At tonight's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful special on NBC, Tyra Banks gave a heartfelt speech, thanking Sports Illustrated for being "daring" and putting black girls on the cover of the magazine. »2/03/14 11:23pm 2/03/14 11:23pm

Sports Illustrated is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its annual swimsuit issue this year. Here, we examine all 50 covers to see how "sexy" has evolved since 1964. Or didn't. (Hint: still boobs.) »1/15/14 1:30pm 1/15/14 1:30pm

Despite all those interviews she did about what an amazing experience getting on the cover of Sports Illustrated was, men's magazine favorite and now Vogue-approved model Kate Upton said that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. »8/08/13 12:50pm 8/08/13 12:50pm

Today, gentlemen, we were reminded why we lug our reputations as troglodytes well into the 21st century. A woman named Marion Bartoli proved athletic enough to win a singles title at Wimbledon and was thereupon described to BBC Radio 5 listeners as something other than "a looker." Because, you see, it is not enough to… »7/07/13 12:30pm 7/07/13 12:30pm

A recent study by the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville asks a very good question: Where are all the women in Sports Illustrated? Unless they're models wearing bikinis, they're certainly not on the cover. Researchers found that of the 716 SI issues published between 2000 and 2011, a mere 35 of… »5/10/13 5:45pm 5/10/13 5:45pm